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going through the app collection with

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little knowledge in a field of ads I

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felt lost lost not because either

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the time and effort that had gone into

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producing these beautiful pieces of ads

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but rather because I could not connect

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with the artwork which originates from

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my homeland Africa I wondered to myself

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whatever reasons perspectives and

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emotions way that went into the

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production of each work of art what

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stories did the creators of these

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artifacts wants to tell and how their

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stories been lost through the movement

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of the artifact from their origins would

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I have felt differently or perceived the

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art work differently if I was viewing it

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in any part of Africa reflecting deeper

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I realized I will still be disconnected

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and unable to fully understand the

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dynamics of the sculptures even if I had

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even if they had never left the shores

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of Africa or even if I was viewing them

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in the places of origin its then dawned

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on me that the issue was not with the

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earth artifacts or the current locations

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but with me I had lost touch with the

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traditions of my forefathers I had lost

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touch with their histories their

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struggles their practices as well as

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their culture and had fully embraced the

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lifestyle of the West I did not know the

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cultural significance of the traditional

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comb to the people of Ashanti or the raw

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max played in the act of war and dance

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of my people I couldn’t tell the stories

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of my ancestors by looking at the ads

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work that they had meticulously carved

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out in wood or shaped in metal I was a

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stranger in the world of Africa at the

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ads that was made by and told the

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stories of my own ancestors had I

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betrayed their memories and struggles or

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was I evict him

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of circumstances a victim of a system

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where cultural values were fading away

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rapidly or had I gotten wrongly their

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very essence of at its supposed to

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replicate and reinforce the feelings

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perspectives and emotions of their

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creators in us Oh are we meant to

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discover our own meanings values and

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connections by viewing and interaction

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with these artifacts the it done or

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bernie reminds me of stories i used to

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hear about the african belief in the

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supernatural and the Sakana and the

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supreme powers of the ancestors who

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guide over the affairs of the living the

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Eden of bania presents the supernatural

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and ancestors as the head on whom the

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human figure emanates tribes and relies

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on they are the powers and authorities

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traditional rulers depend on and make

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reference to in the execution of their

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duties and to whom obeisance is paid

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with items in their hands and with the

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arms stretched forth the male and female

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figures offered to the gods gifts in

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appreciation for the blessings received

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and all the peace offerings for an

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offense committed the items could also

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be a presentation of the authority and

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power given to the couples by the

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supernatural and ancestors that enables

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them to execute the wishes and desires

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of the gods different meanings can be

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attributed to their chain link in the

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heads of the couples together however a

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strategic location at the head section

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of the couples may be to contrast it

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from the chains of slavery and

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oppression which tied the hands and legs

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of many Africans 11th the land of Norton

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it signifies the importance of

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collaboration in decision-making and

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figuratively tells the story of true

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as better than one however others may

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view it as a chain of bondage

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permanently looking linking the two

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together and limits MVR rights and

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freedoms of choice no matter how

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differently we all see or perceive the

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activates the beauty of art lies not in

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the design of the artwork but also in

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the diverse meanings it brings to those

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who interact with it

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